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Michael Hines Michael Hines
Published on April 08, 2025

Following explosive growth, HealthJoy announces $12.5M funding and plans to double headcount

HealthJoy, a Chicago-based healthtech startup, just raised a $12.5 million Series B to tidy up your health benefits.

Updated on April 08, 2025

5 Local Leaders Share the Most Important Characteristics of a Strong Company Culture

So what does it take to actually build a strong company culture? Built In Chicago connected with five local leaders to find out. They shared how being honest and authentic, leading with empathy, making decisions with intent, a passion for providing the best possible service and trusting employees to do their jobs builds a strong company culture that enables each employee to be successful in their roles.

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Matthew Kent Matthew Kent
Updated on April 08, 2025

14 Company Traditions To Get Your Creative Juices Flowing

Updated on April 08, 2025

Mobile Pitch Challenge

Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

2018's top technology trends: How Chicago tech is pushing the envelope

Which technology trends matter, exactly, depends a lot on the kinds of problems your tech seeks to solve. To learn more about what to look out for as we head into 2018, we spoke with leaders at six local companies.

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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 08, 2025

Volexion Secures $2.2M to Make Batteries Last Longer

The company’s battery technology is based on research from professor Mark Hersam of Northwestern University.

Jim Misener Jim Misener
Updated on April 08, 2025

History Unfolds

Updated on April 08, 2025

Bye, classifieds: How Buildout brings commercial real estate into the digital era

Location is key in real estate and digital marketing alike, but few companies have the expertise to excel in both fields. For Buildout, whose software helps commercial real estate operators list and market properties, that challenge represents a massive opportunity.

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